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Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“DEWAELE DIRK”

An active company already has this name

The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.

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  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

Same or very similar names

16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • DEWAELE DIRK same name
    Freight transport by road · Ingelmunster · since 1988
  • Dewaele, Dirk (sole trader) same name
    Painting of buildings · since 2006
  • Dewaele DIY very similar
    Name of an establishment of Dewaele Vastgoeddiensten · Real estate agency activities · Izegem · since 2017
  • Derdaele, Dirk (sole trader) very similar
    Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · since 2014
  • De Smaele, Dirk (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2014
  • De Smaele, Dirk (sole trader) very similar
    Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · since 2015
  • DEWAELE very similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Waregem · since 1989
  • Dewaele very similar
    Name of an establishment of DEWAELE REAL ESTATE BRUSSELS · Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2020
  • DEWAELE very similar
    Mixed farming · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2011
  • DEWAELE very similar
    Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Wetteren · since 2006
  • Dewaele very similar
    Name of an establishment of DEWAELE VASTGOED ANTWERPEN · Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2007
  • Dewaele (sole trader) very similar
    Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · since 2024
  • Dewaele (sole trader) very similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
  • Dewaet, Dirk (sole trader) very similar
    Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen
  • Dewaele, Dre (sole trader) very similar
    since 2025
  • Dewaele, Rik (sole trader) very similar
    Mixed farming · since 1971
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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